This was the original Seminole Heights blog with commentary about life in and around the urban neighborhood of Seminole Heights in Tampa, Florida. Musings about other topics as my mood permits. The blog is essentially inactive since I moved to Lutz. Go to The Official Unofficial Seminole Heights Blog - www.seminoleheightsblog.com for active content.

"In the past week, they have put more than 60 businesses, most of them carlots, on notice to clear the obstructions. Among them was R & J Auto Sales,7430 N. Florida Ave., which was told to relocate a portion of chain-link fenceat a used car lot it owns at 5607 N. Florida Ave."

Maybe these actions can spur dealing with other issues with those businesses.

I'm glad this issue is getting attention but sorry for the way it has come about. My concern has been and continues to be the flimsy fence that borders our homes from I-275. On or about February 19th the fence was taken out by a car that went off the interstate and landed on our street (where our children play and ride their bikes). That fence has yet to be repaired putting our residents and children in even greater danger. Apparently it will take another fatality to try to get this matter resolved. Very sad.

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Creative Loafing's 2006 Best of the Bay - Best Local Blog - Runner Up and "One of the best civic-oriented chronicles in the Bay Area and a must-read for those in Central Tampa" Wayne Garcia - Political Editor, Creative Loafing (2005)

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